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Innovations that made expensive things cheap

A microscope that costs less than $1. A post-natal incubator for $25. These TED Talks highlight exciting innovations that render formerly-expensive things affordable — whether it’s to save you money, or to save lives.

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A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami
09:07

Manu Prakash

A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

9 minutes 7 seconds
Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products
19:23

R.A. Mashelkar

Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products

19 minutes 23 seconds
The $80 prosthetic knee that's changing lives
09:41

Krista Donaldson

The $80 prosthetic knee that's changing lives

9 minutes 41 seconds
An ultra-low-cost college degree
10:38

Shai Reshef

An ultra-low-cost college degree

10 minutes 38 seconds
A warm embrace that saves lives
04:29

Jane Chen

A warm embrace that saves lives

4 minutes 29 seconds
My underwater robot
04:15

David Lang

My underwater robot

4 minutes 15 seconds
Adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses
05:14

Joshua Silver

Adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses

5 minutes 14 seconds
The cheap all-terrain wheelchair
10:57

Amos Winter

The cheap all-terrain wheelchair

10 minutes 57 seconds
Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief
07:33

Michael McDaniel

Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief

7 minutes 33 seconds
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